Vice admiral (His Royal Navy)
| Vice admiral | |
|---|---|
.svg) Vice admiral insignia | |
 Command Flag of a Vice Admiral | |
| Country |  Baustralia |
| Service branch |  His Royal Navy |
| Abbreviation | VAdm |
| NATO rank code | OF 8 |
| Next higher rank | Admiral |
| Next lower rank | Rear admiral |
| Equivalent ranks | |
A vice admiral is the second-most senior regularly-appointed commissioned officer of the Baustralian Armed Forces, more specifically, His Royal Navy. It outranks a rear admiral of the navy, a major general of the army and marines, and an air vice marshal of the air force. Its equivalent is a lieutenant general of the marines and army, and an air marshal of the air command.
The duties of a vice admiral are to command a navy as vice commander.
Insignia
Insignia of a vice admiral on the headdress is a two rows of gold oak leaves on the peak. The cap badge is a generic Baustralian Armed Forces cap badge. Three rows of buttons are worn on the tunic, as well as a thick gold band, and two regular gold bands around the cuff, with the top-most having a curl facing inward.
| Commissioned officer ranks of the Baustralian Armed Forces | |||||||||||||
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| NATO equivalent rank code | Student Officer | OF-1 | OF-2 | OF-3 | OF-4 | OF-5 | OF-6
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OF-7
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OF-8
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OF-9
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OF-10
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| His Royal Navy | Mid | SLt | Lt | LCdr | Cdr | Capt | Cdre | RAdm | VAdm | Adm |
Adm of the F | ||
| Baustralian Army | Cdt | 2Lt | Lt | Capt | Maj | LCol | Col | Brig | MGen | LGen | Gen | FM | |
| His Royal Air Force | A/PO | PO | FO | FLt | SLdr | WCdr | Gp Capt | ACdre | AVM | AM | ACM | MHRAF | |